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Post#101 » by Magic_Johnny12 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:23 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:Just NO to a boneheaded low BBIQ player like Poole. Don't ruin this team and cap room paying $30 mil for a dunce. Would rather keep KCP than waste assets for Poole. Every fan that wants him would hate him with passion within 3 months.


Washington fans like him.

Golden State fans want him back.

Why will fans in Orlando hate him?

The entire thought of Poole is contingent on Orlando acquiring him for minimal to no real assets.
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Post#102 » by Magic_Johnny12 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:24 pm

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lol He said specifically last year a PG. Nothing changed. Our issues are still the same.
Him saying we need help doesn’t say we don’t need a PG a year later.


And your argument is that Poole isn’t a “PG” despite him running the offense for the last four seasons as a “PG” and despite advanced metrics saying his offensive role was one of a traditional “PG”.

Got it.



He was a PG by default not by strength. They literally had no other option.

The metrics say he’s a scorer not an efficient distributor or a positive one. You think he’s going to solve our efficiency problems despite that.


So now you’re moving the goal post to fit your narrative, nice.

So now he is a PG, but just not the one you personally think fits this team. Cool.
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Post#103 » by 89Magicfan » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:28 pm

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And your argument is that Poole isn’t a “PG” despite him running the offense for the last four seasons as a “PG” and despite advanced metrics saying his offensive role was one of a traditional “PG”.

Got it.



He was a PG by default not by strength. They literally had no other option.

The metrics say he’s a scorer not an efficient distributor or a positive one. You think he’s going to solve our efficiency problems despite that.


So now you’re moving the goal post to fit your narrative, nice.

So now he is a PG, but just not the one you personally think fits this team. Cool.



What stat says he’s a player that makes plays for others efficiently?
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Post#104 » by Magic_Johnny12 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:33 pm

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He was a PG by default not by strength. They literally had no other option.

The metrics say he’s a scorer not an efficient distributor or a positive one. You think he’s going to solve our efficiency problems despite that.


So now you’re moving the goal post to fit your narrative, nice.

So now he is a PG, but just not the one you personally think fits this team. Cool.



What stat says he’s a player that makes plays for others efficiently?


So that I’m understanding you correctly, by definition you’re saying if you don’t make plays for others efficiently you cannot be considered a point guard? Lol
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Post#105 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:42 pm

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BadMofoPimp wrote:Just NO to a boneheaded low BBIQ player like Poole. Don't ruin this team and cap room paying $30 mil for a dunce. Would rather keep KCP than waste assets for Poole. Every fan that wants him would hate him with passion within 3 months.


Washington fans like him.

Golden State fans want him back.

Why will fans in Orlando hate him?

The entire thought of Poole is contingent on Orlando acquiring him for minimal to no real assets.




Poole is nowhere near worth $32 mil and would destroy any cap space the Magic will have for the next 2 years with fans hating on him. He makes way too many boneheaded plays due to low BBIQ. Sure, he has talent and can hit 3's. But, he has been given the green light to chuck on the worst team in the league with plenty of empty stats. I would take him at $20 mil, but not $30 mil. I do agree he could excel in Orlando, but would never bet my teams future on it.

I would do Cole and KCP for him straight up with maybe a few future 2nds. No hell on earth should he warrant a 1st.

Besides, there is no way in hell any organization will pay to have 4 guys making over 30 mil per year. Give up this fantasy please, guys and gals, because it will NEVER happen.

This post on the Wizards board sums it all up.

In fact we have been celebrating that we got him for Beal (though we actually got him for Chris Paul who we got for Beal). Its just that he isn't a very good player. He's Kuzma 2.0, good personality guy that thinks he's a star without star talent.



Jordan is scoring efficiently -- he's posting a .591 TS% on high usage. That's good.

But Jordan also turns the ball over a whole lot, gets 1/2 the offensive boards average for a 2 guard, & fouls 50% more often than average for a 2 guard.

The overall result is that he is way way worse than average for an NBA guard.

Is he better than last year? Sure! But, so what? He's not good. Period. There is no counter-argument.

* I say "essentially," because assists & blocks & defensive boards also help, of course. But they are relatively minor compared to the above.


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Post#106 » by basketballRob » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:50 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:Just NO to a boneheaded low BBIQ player like Poole. Don't ruin this team and cap room paying $30 mil for a dunce. Would rather keep KCP than waste assets for Poole. Every fan that wants him would hate him with passion within 3 months.
Fans in Golden State want Poole back.

Here's a Golden State fan talking about him today.

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Re: Official 2025-2026 Magic Trade ideas thread 

Post#107 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:55 pm

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BadMofoPimp wrote:Just NO to a boneheaded low BBIQ player like Poole. Don't ruin this team and cap room paying $30 mil for a dunce. Would rather keep KCP than waste assets for Poole. Every fan that wants him would hate him with passion within 3 months.
Fans in Golden State want Poole back.

Here's a Golden State fan talking about him today.

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No pipe dream in hell will the Magic pay for 4 guys making over $30 mil especially a low BBIQ guy. A few Warriors fans cannot convince any GM. Give it up. Will never happen no matter how often people dream about it. Won't happen. This is more NBA2k trade ideas.
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Post#108 » by Magic_Johnny12 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 6:59 pm

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BadMofoPimp wrote:Just NO to a boneheaded low BBIQ player like Poole. Don't ruin this team and cap room paying $30 mil for a dunce. Would rather keep KCP than waste assets for Poole. Every fan that wants him would hate him with passion within 3 months.


Washington fans like him.

Golden State fans want him back.

Why will fans in Orlando hate him?

The entire thought of Poole is contingent on Orlando acquiring him for minimal to no real assets.




And this one really scares me:

AFM wrote:


Umm I hope you know that’s not Jordan Poole :lol:
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Post#109 » by Audi » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:10 pm

Here’s the thing about Poole - he’s the perfect example of why you shouldn’t watch highlight reels OR lowlight reels to judge a player. Yes, he can make big shots and was a big part of a championship team. Yes, he can take horrible shots, make boneheaded decisions, and is a big part of the worst team in the league. He’s somewhere in the middle of great and bad…and you know…for the right price, that may be what we need.
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Post#110 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:12 pm

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Washington fans like him.

Golden State fans want him back.

Why will fans in Orlando hate him?

The entire thought of Poole is contingent on Orlando acquiring him for minimal to no real assets.




And this one really scares me:



Umm I hope you know that’s not Jordan Poole :lol:


I only hope you read the post where they liken that guys playing like Poole.
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Post#111 » by Skybox » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:12 pm

Airgordon00 wrote:This is not the sexiest of trades but could definitely help our bench unit.

Magic get Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neal.

Suns get Cole Anthony, Goga Bitazde and Jett Howard.

Suggs/Black/Cojo
KCP/Allen
Franz/O'Neal
Paolo/JI/TDS
WCJ/Moe

Then use 16 and 25 to get best player available. Not saying I love it but probably the type of move we should expect with our current front office.


Why would the Suns even pick up the phone? Sometimes it’s useful to consider the other team too
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Post#112 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:12 pm

Audi wrote:Here’s the thing about Poole - he’s the perfect example of why you shouldn’t watch highlight reels OR lowlight reels to judge a player. Yes, he can make big shots and was a big part of a championship team. Yes, he can take horrible shots, make boneheaded decisions, and is a big part of the worst team in the league. He’s somewhere in the middle of great and bad…and you know…for the right price, that may be what we need.


And, that price is $20 mil, not $30 mil.
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Post#113 » by 89Magicfan » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:14 pm

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So now you’re moving the goal post to fit your narrative, nice.

So now he is a PG, but just not the one you personally think fits this team. Cool.



What stat says he’s a player that makes plays for others efficiently?


So that I’m understanding you correctly, by definition you’re saying if you don’t make plays for others efficiently you cannot be considered a point guard? Lol



Here’s how I see it. We have Suggs/Franz/Paolo cemented in at the 2,3,4 spot. Or you can put Suggs at the one defensively but neither guys are going to be the guy who can set the offense up efficiently night in night out. Especially when playoffs come around and we want to go far. Then you have WCJ who we know what he is. Not that guy.

The other guard spot is lacking and has been for a decade so naturally I’m looking at the PG spot for that player that can play that role I’ve described. I’m pretty sure we aren’t getting Jokic. Pretty confident we aren’t trading the 3 core members. So where does that leave us?

A glaring hole that’s been a hole at the PG spot to get core guys better shots and yes can space the floor.
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Post#114 » by dsg2021 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:18 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:
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BadMofoPimp wrote:Just NO to a boneheaded low BBIQ player like Poole. Don't ruin this team and cap room paying $30 mil for a dunce. Would rather keep KCP than waste assets for Poole. Every fan that wants him would hate him with passion within 3 months.
Fans in Golden State want Poole back.

Here's a Golden State fan talking about him today.

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No pipe dream in hell will the Magic pay for 4 guys making over $30 mil especially a low BBIQ guy. A few Warriors fans cannot convince any GM. Give it up. Will never happen no matter how often people dream about it. Won't happen.


The reason we like him is because he probably won’t cost a 1st. He can’t strong-arm into an opening 32 mil per year, 3-4 year offer this very summer already like the rest of the candidates. He’s better and more versatile on offense than all of them. He was a 3rd/4th option on a title winning team. He’s young. Haters are having trouble to refute his offensive efficiency here when you see things like the TS% relative to team.
2 years of contract is not an albatross, it’s a rental and experimenting. And we can probably flip out anyone we want in the deal while avoiding giving up any 1sts. If his best role is 23 MPG, great. If he can limit TO’s, get 5+ APG unselfishly and not be as negative on defense he can be a starter or closer with more minutes.
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Post#115 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:19 pm

dsg2021 wrote:
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basketballRob wrote:Fans in Golden State want Poole back.

Here's a Golden State fan talking about him today.

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No pipe dream in hell will the Magic pay for 4 guys making over $30 mil especially a low BBIQ guy. A few Warriors fans cannot convince any GM. Give it up. Will never happen no matter how often people dream about it. Won't happen.


The reason we like him is because he probably won’t cost a 1st. He can’t strong-arm into an opening 32 mil per year, 3-4 year offer this very summer already like the rest of the candidates. He’s better and more versatile on offense than all of them. He was a 3rd/4th option on a title winning team. He’s young. Haters are having trouble to refute his offensive efficiency here when you see things like the TS% relative to team.
2 years of contract is not an albatross, it’s a rental and experimenting. And we can probably flip out anyone we want in the deal while avoiding giving up any 1sts. If his best role is 23 MPG, great. If he can limit TO’s, get 5+ APG unselfishly and not be as negative on defense he can be a starter or closer with more minutes.


Regardless, only a NBA2k trade will make him the 4th $30 mil player on ANY team.
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Post#116 » by 89Magicfan » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:21 pm

dsg2021 wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:
basketballRob wrote:Fans in Golden State want Poole back.

Here's a Golden State fan talking about him today.

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No pipe dream in hell will the Magic pay for 4 guys making over $30 mil especially a low BBIQ guy. A few Warriors fans cannot convince any GM. Give it up. Will never happen no matter how often people dream about it. Won't happen.


The reason we like him is because he probably won’t cost a 1st. He can’t strong-arm into an opening 32 mil per year, 3-4 year offer this very summer already like the rest of the candidates. He’s better and more versatile on offense than all of them. He was a 3rd/4th option on a title winning team. He’s young. Haters are having trouble to refute his offensive efficiency here when you see things like the TS% relative to team.
2 years of contract is not an albatross, it’s a rental and experimenting. And we can probably flip out anyone we want in the deal while avoiding giving up any 1sts. If his best role is 23 MPG, great. If he can limit TO’s, get 5+ APG unselfishly and not be as negative on defense he can be a starter or closer with more minutes.


No we see it we’re just not tunnel visioned to it.

We are already at place where we don’t have a ton of assets. Even more so if we don’t include draft picks. You give up assets for a guy who only solves one minute issue with your offense and not able to address the others is essentially running it back.

Think some of us would like to move out of the first round eventually.
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Post#117 » by cedric76 » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:23 pm

BadMofoPimp wrote:
dsg2021 wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:
No pipe dream in hell will the Magic pay for 4 guys making over $30 mil especially a low BBIQ guy. A few Warriors fans cannot convince any GM. Give it up. Will never happen no matter how often people dream about it. Won't happen.


The reason we like him is because he probably won’t cost a 1st. He can’t strong-arm into an opening 32 mil per year, 3-4 year offer this very summer already like the rest of the candidates. He’s better and more versatile on offense than all of them. He was a 3rd/4th option on a title winning team. He’s young. Haters are having trouble to refute his offensive efficiency here when you see things like the TS% relative to team.
2 years of contract is not an albatross, it’s a rental and experimenting. And we can probably flip out anyone we want in the deal while avoiding giving up any 1sts. If his best role is 23 MPG, great. If he can limit TO’s, get 5+ APG unselfishly and not be as negative on defense he can be a starter or closer with more minutes.


Regardless, only a NBA2k trade will make him the 4th $30 mil player on ANY team.


Getting 4 players making over 35M with the new CBA is a recipe for disaster
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Post#118 » by BadMofoPimp » Sat Jun 14, 2025 7:47 pm

cedric76 wrote:
BadMofoPimp wrote:
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The reason we like him is because he probably won’t cost a 1st. He can’t strong-arm into an opening 32 mil per year, 3-4 year offer this very summer already like the rest of the candidates. He’s better and more versatile on offense than all of them. He was a 3rd/4th option on a title winning team. He’s young. Haters are having trouble to refute his offensive efficiency here when you see things like the TS% relative to team.
2 years of contract is not an albatross, it’s a rental and experimenting. And we can probably flip out anyone we want in the deal while avoiding giving up any 1sts. If his best role is 23 MPG, great. If he can limit TO’s, get 5+ APG unselfishly and not be as negative on defense he can be a starter or closer with more minutes.


Regardless, only a NBA2k trade will make him the 4th $30 mil player on ANY team.


Getting 4 players making over 35M with the new CBA is a recipe for disaster


Just some fantasy pipe dream with no reality of happening in the current NBA.
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Post#120 » by basketballRob » Sat Jun 14, 2025 8:36 pm

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Regardless, only a NBA2k trade will make him the 4th $30 mil player on ANY team.


Getting 4 players making over 35M with the new CBA is a recipe for disaster


Just some fantasy pipe dream with no reality of happening in the current NBA.
Cole/KCP makes the same as Poole.

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